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They thought they might catch sight of Dora and the Lanings, but were disappointed. "Too bad that they have got to grind away on such a fine day as this," said Dick. "Well, such is life," returned Sam. "One good thing, schooldays won't last forever." "Just wait till the summer vacation comes!" cried Tom. "I'm going to have the best time anybody ever heard about." "What doing?" questioned Stanley.
"Yes, sir; two hundred and fifty acres, and the fittest dairy in these parts. If, the widder marries again, her husband will fall into a very good thing. The dairy company at Ithaca once offered fifty thousand dollars for the cattle and land." "Gracious!" came from Tom. "We've been chumming with an heiress. Are the Lanings rich, too?" "Very well to do. That is their place, that side road.
"Let us draw straws for it," said Frank, and so it was agreed. From the Laning place each knew the road well, so there was no danger of going astray. Besides, the storm was now letting up in violence. It fell to Frank's choice to go, and as he was about to leave Hans decided to keep him company. The pair was soon off, and this left the Rover boys and the Lanings to themselves.
Evidently Sobber and the lawyer had talked the matter over carefully, for the latter intimated that Sobber might settle the case if the Stanhopes and the Lanings would give him seventy-five per cent. of the fortune. Mr. Laning did not wish to go to law, and told Sobber he might be willing to settle for a small amount, say two or three thousand dollars.
The Stanhope fortune, as a part of the money coming to the Stanhopes and the Lanings was called, had come to Mr. Stanhope in a peculiar way, and some outsiders claimed the treasure, which, at that time, was secreted in a spot among the West Indies called Treasure Isle. There was a lively chase to get there first, but the Rovers won out, and because of this their enemies were more bitter than ever.
"And Hans Mueller will go," said Tom. "That makes three of our friends to start with. I hope the Lanings and the Stanhopes go." "So do I," answered Dick, who could not get that talk with Dora in the hallway of the hotel out of his head. Sam was anxious to meet Fred Garrison, and on the following afternoon drove down to the railroad station at Oak Run to greet his chum.
"Oh, my, but won't Dick have an elegant time, if he falls in with Dora!" cried Sam. "Tom, we won't be in it." "Now don't you start to tease me," returned Dick, his face redder than ever. "I guess Dora always gave you a good time, too." "That's right, she did," said Tom. And then he added: "Did she say anything about the Lanings?"
At the Lanings' place Nellie and Grace came out to greet them. "So you are back!" cried Nellie, blushing sweetly. "Father said you were. He saw you come in at Cedarville." "Yes, back again, and glad to meet you," answered Tom, and gave the girl's hand a tight squeeze, while Sam and Dick also shook hands with both girls. "And how do you feel?" asked Grace of Dick. "Wasn't that dreadful the way Mr.
Stanhope mentioning the treasure hunt and how she would be on hand at Philadelphia to board the steam yacht with Dora and the Lanings. "If Cuffer and Shelley turn that letter over to Merrick it will give him some idea of our proposed trip," said Mr. Rover, "and more than likely he will strain every nerve to get ahead of us."
Stanhope or the Lanings." "But the records of Mr. Stanhope's business deals ought, to be clear," said Sam. "They are not as clear as one would wish, so father told me," answered Dick. He gave a long sigh. "Too bad! And just when we thought the Stanhopes and the Lanings could sit down and enjoy all that fortune." "I wonder if the girls know of this yet?" mused Tom.
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